Iran-Turkey cooperation guarantees regional security

Ankara, Jan 12 (ICANA) – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Thursday that cooperation between Iran and Turkey guarantees peace and stability and security in the region.

Sunday, January 15, 2012 3:08:15 PM

He made the remarks in meeting with his Turkish counterpart Cemil Cicek.

Larijani expressed pleasure with his visit to Ankara and said, 'I feel at home and consider Turkey as our own homeland.'

Focusing on the expansion of mutual ties, he said the two brotherly countries share longstanding and deep-rooted common grounds, having young populations and the two countries’ officials also share same views in different fields.

Majlis Speaker referred to mutual consultations on different regional issues and said we believe Iran and Turkey talks are right because they share common perspectives for the stability and security in the region.

“Although we may apply some different techniques but these different techniques can be complementary to each other,' Larijani said.

He expressed satisfaction with enhanced level of economic cooperation and said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to upgrade mutual cooperation in the oil and gas sectors.

Majlis Speaker called on the expansion of parliamentary relations and said the two countries’ parliamentarians can also pave the way for further cooperation in different fields especially on regional issues.

Cemil Cicek said that Iran-Turkey ties are more than two neighboring countries and that the two countries are playing important and effective role in the region thus mutual cooperation would contribute to establishment of peace and security and development in the region.

He also described regular consultations between the two countries senior officials as vital and expressed Turkish readiness to expand and strengthen mutual cooperation to the dismay of the enemies.

Cicek expressed hope for enhancing level of parliamentary relations after the 9th Majlis election in Iran.